Nicky is so ruthless that he becomes the king of Las Vegas’ underworld overnight. Ace is literally GIVEN a casino to run because he’s the smartest gambler on the mob’s roster. The characters do not struggle one bit to “make it”. You can’t rule a city like Vegas without making people jealous.Ĭasino is a movie about success. But such success changes everything: Ace is starting to take decisions without thinking about his future, like marrying troublesome Ginger ( Sharon Stone) and the vultures are starting to show up.
Despite not being officially in charge of the place, Ace turns the Tangiers into an immediate fountain of money. Today, I want to discuss the most rewatchable of them all: his Las Vegas epic Casino.īased on a non-fiction book written by Nicholas Pileggi, Casino tells the story of two friends: Sam “Ace” Rothstein ( Robert De Niro) and Nicky Santoro ( Joe Pesci), who are given a Las Vegas casino to run, by the mob. But Scorsese’s most enduring legacy is not with the critics or Hollywood establishment: his movies survive the test of time so well because they’re smart, accessible and (most important) insanely rewatchable. They’re his most notorious movies that were robbed of the Oscar for Best Picture and arguably bookended his most prolific decade as a creator.
The first two movies that come to mind when discussing director Martin Scorsese’s storied career are probably Raging Bull and Goodfellas.
